They were armed with handguns and batons, masked with balaclavas. In Landstrasse, Leopoldstadt and Simmering, they robbed men between the ages of 23 and 35, the police reported in a broadcast. One victim was slightly injured. The search for the perpetrators is ongoing.
First, the quartet attacked three men aged 23 and 24 at around 1.45 a.m. in the city park on Landstrasse. The perpetrators stole double-digit cash. 30 minutes later, a 35-year-old man was robbed at Tabor. He is said to have been hit on the head by a perpetrator with a baton, the man was slightly injured. The masked robbers fled with the victim’s purse. At 4.45 a.m. they struck on Simmeringer Hauptstrasse and attacked two men, stealing a mobile phone.
Source: Nachrichten
